Education and Workshops

Our vision is a society where everyone understands both their rights and responsibilities under BC’s human rights laws.

In addition to the clinic’s client services program, clinic staff conduct public legal education workshops, seminars and training sessions on topics related to the BC Human Rights Code. Sessions raise the general level of legal awareness about our human rights legislation across the province and offer tools to employers, service providers and unions to assist them in complying with Code provisions.

We provide dynamic and engaging workshops and training to achieve this goal.

Education Programs

Information and training on the basics of human rights law:

What are human rights?

How are human rights protected?

What can I do if my human rights are violated?

What can I expect if I file a human rights complaint?

Information and training for businesses – employers, managers, human resource professionals, small business owners and more – on preventing human rights complaints and complying with human rights obligations:

The duty to accommodate employees with disabilities

Preventing, investigating and responding to sexual harassment

Creating a respectful, inclusive and discrimination-free workplace

Process and procedures of the Human Rights Tribunal

Information and training for other groups with human rights obligations:

Landlords

Stratas

Service providers

Unions

Educational institutions

Band councils

Public legal education on new, timely and developing human rights issues. For example:

Implications of cannabis legalization

Accommodating students with special needs

New case developments and changes in the law

Support and advice to community organizations, advocates and service providers to help them meet the human rights needs of their clients

Information and advocacy for law-makers and other decision-makers about trends, issues and law reform priorities in the area of human rights

Our Workshops

View and download our workshop information sheets below.

We can come to you! If you are interested in hosting a workshop at your workplace, please contact us. Please include your first and last name, organization, phone number and name of the course and date you’re interested in.

Services

Territories

The BC Human Rights Clinic is located on unceded Coast Salish territory, including the lands belonging to the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səl̓ilwətaɁɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) nations.

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Help us continue our work! The Clinic is a program of the Community Legal Assistance Society whose mandate is to advance dignity, equality and justice for all.